WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:18.100 Let's try it again. 00:00:18.100 --> 00:00:18.120 Let's try it again. 00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:26.179 How about that? 00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:28.600 Does that make a difference? 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:30.640 There we go. 00:00:31.980 --> 00:00:33.119 Oh, this is fun. 00:00:35.700 --> 00:00:38.960 Normally I do this behind closed doors, but y'all get to see it all. 00:00:40.579 --> 00:00:41.280 That's okay. 00:00:41.359 --> 00:00:42.179 There's no secrets. 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:44.280 Okay. 00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:45.340 Here we go. 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:46.539 Is that better? 00:00:46.539 --> 00:00:48.420 All right. 00:00:50.859 --> 00:00:54.780 So we're talking about a definition of what it means to be a disciple. 00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:56.120 Let's see if this thing is working yet. 00:00:56.879 --> 00:00:57.299 Yes. 00:00:57.560 --> 00:00:58.539 Hey, we're all there. 00:00:58.719 --> 00:00:59.000 Okay. 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:01.020 I like this one. 00:01:01.380 --> 00:01:06.920 It was not original to me, but I found it and I found about 45 of them and I really like 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:07.299 this one. 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:08.760 So I wanted to share this with y'all. 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:16.780 A disciple is someone who is following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and is committed to 00:01:16.780 --> 00:01:18.219 the mission of Jesus. 00:01:18.340 --> 00:01:18.960 How about that? 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:20.480 I think that's pretty good. 00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:21.480 It's someone who is following Jesus. 00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:23.579 It's someone who is following Jesus. 00:01:23.579 --> 00:01:31.859 I say it that way because different than was following Jesus, or maybe wants to be following 00:01:31.859 --> 00:01:34.500 Jesus, or thinks following Jesus is a good idea. 00:01:34.500 --> 00:01:39.420 But an actual disciple is someone who is following Jesus. 00:01:39.420 --> 00:01:42.340 Jesus is being changed by Jesus. 00:01:42.340 --> 00:01:42.420 Jesus is being changed by Jesus. 00:01:42.420 --> 00:01:43.019 Jesus is being changed by Jesus. 00:01:43.019 --> 00:01:47.240 And is committed to the mission of Jesus. 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:48.239 Jesus is being changed by Jesus. 00:01:48.239 --> 00:01:49.239 Jesus is being changed by Jesus. 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:57.519 So, if we keep that definition of what it is to be a disciple in our minds, then let's 00:01:57.519 --> 00:01:58.459 look at our text. 00:01:58.579 --> 00:01:59.560 Luke chapter 9. 00:01:59.659 --> 00:02:02.079 Would you mind standing with me as we read it together? 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:05.840 And then you can be seated as we go on a recap of the previous weeks. 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:10.139 Let's read Luke chapter 9 and verse 23 together. 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:11.719 I'm reading from the New Living Translation. 00:02:11.719 --> 00:02:18.680 Then he said to them all, if anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:22.219 up his cross daily, and follow me. 00:02:23.060 --> 00:02:27.300 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it. 00:02:27.300 --> 00:02:31.760 But whoever loses his life because of me will save it. 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:39.060 For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world and yet loses or forfeits himself? 00:02:39.340 --> 00:02:41.860 Let's take one more look at verse 23. 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:50.860 Then he said to them all, if anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take 00:02:50.860 --> 00:02:54.560 up his cross daily, and follow me. 00:02:54.640 --> 00:02:55.300 Would you be seated? 00:02:55.300 --> 00:03:05.140 God, I pray that you would speak to us deeply from this verse. 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:06.460 We've been breaking it down. 00:03:06.600 --> 00:03:14.460 We've been diving into it, taking a deep look at this verse, at your definition of what it 00:03:14.460 --> 00:03:15.800 looks like to follow you. 00:03:17.020 --> 00:03:22.660 I pray that you would let it take strong, deep roots within us. 00:03:22.659 --> 00:03:28.539 Change us into a church of Jesus followers. 00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:31.159 We'll give you the glory for it. 00:03:31.500 --> 00:03:32.500 In Jesus' name we pray. 00:03:32.800 --> 00:03:33.019 Amen. 00:03:33.020 --> 00:03:42.219 By way of review, three weeks ago, we looked at this first part of the verse that we highlighted 00:03:42.219 --> 00:03:43.219 just a moment ago. 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:48.560 If anyone wants to follow after me, and we talked about the Jesus way. 00:03:48.939 --> 00:03:53.180 Our choir sang that powerful song, I choose the Jesus way. 00:03:53.340 --> 00:03:55.140 Well, that's a wonderful thing to choose. 00:03:55.340 --> 00:03:57.439 It's a wonderful thing to say and to sing. 00:03:57.439 --> 00:03:58.579 But what does it mean? 00:03:58.819 --> 00:04:00.659 Well, we accepted the challenge. 00:04:00.979 --> 00:04:07.319 If we commit to the Jesus way, then we can watch God transform us from the inside out 00:04:07.319 --> 00:04:10.439 into becoming his disciple. 00:04:10.579 --> 00:04:14.159 Then we moved on just a couple of weeks ago into the next part of the verse. 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:20.680 Jesus said, if anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself and then take up his 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:21.319 cross daily. 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:26.000 And so what does it mean to live in denial the Jesus way? 00:04:26.099 --> 00:04:33.699 And our takeaway that Sunday was denying myself starts on the inside as God transforms me again 00:04:33.699 --> 00:04:37.199 from the inside out into becoming his disciple. 00:04:37.620 --> 00:04:41.279 Man, our man focus is so often from the outside in, right? 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:45.860 As long as we've got the outside looking good, we're not so much worried about what's going 00:04:45.860 --> 00:04:46.719 on on the inside. 00:04:46.819 --> 00:04:48.740 But Jesus is completely the opposite. 00:04:48.740 --> 00:04:50.639 You start on the inside. 00:04:51.699 --> 00:04:55.439 He challenges us that the inside is so often rotten. 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:03.040 And then he will change what's on the outside starting from within. 00:05:03.840 --> 00:05:10.259 And then we moved on last Sunday as we observed the Lord's Supper into taking up our cross. 00:05:10.259 --> 00:05:18.480 We read the final commandment here to take up his cross daily right before he reminded us 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:19.219 to follow him. 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:22.319 So what does it look like to take up his cross daily? 00:05:22.699 --> 00:05:24.779 There was a cost involved, wasn't there? 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:27.620 And so what is the daily cost? 00:05:27.719 --> 00:05:33.800 Our takeaway last Sunday, following Jesus means daily following him to the cross. 00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:39.079 It was a one-way journey to the cross that would result in death. 00:05:39.139 --> 00:05:45.040 There was a daily death to ourselves, to our ambitions, to our goals, to our preferences, 00:05:45.420 --> 00:05:53.040 to our desires, and embracing the life of Christ, dying to ourselves and embracing his life. 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:56.139 So we're on to the last part now. 00:05:56.800 --> 00:05:57.860 Follow me. 00:05:57.860 --> 00:06:05.720 Before we get there, I want to take a little pivot, a little about face, and take you somewhere unexpected. 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:08.980 Does anybody know who these guys are? 00:06:11.180 --> 00:06:12.139 I know he does. 00:06:15.460 --> 00:06:17.699 Austin, why don't you come up here and tell everybody real loud. 00:06:17.840 --> 00:06:19.840 I mean, you've got to use your outside voice. 00:06:19.939 --> 00:06:21.580 Why don't you come up here and tell everybody who they are? 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:24.879 Seriously, you've got to use your outside voice. 00:06:25.100 --> 00:06:25.840 Tell them who they are. 00:06:26.580 --> 00:06:27.400 Dude, perfect. 00:06:27.860 --> 00:06:28.780 Everybody hear that? 00:06:29.300 --> 00:06:30.520 For the people in the back? 00:06:31.180 --> 00:06:32.080 Dude, perfect. 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:32.939 There you go. 00:06:33.100 --> 00:06:33.460 All right. 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:34.960 Dude, perfect. 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:36.100 Yep, that's who they are. 00:06:36.520 --> 00:06:41.600 Now, I am a fan of dude, perfect. 00:06:42.220 --> 00:06:44.460 Do you know why I'm a fan of dude, perfect? 00:06:45.139 --> 00:06:46.280 Anybody want to take a guess? 00:06:48.020 --> 00:06:48.980 Just take a guess. 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:52.340 They're not perfect. 00:06:52.759 --> 00:06:54.020 Trust me, they're not perfect. 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:56.520 Because they're funny. 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.299 That's actually not why I'm a fan of dude, perfect. 00:07:01.299 --> 00:07:01.859 Christian. 00:07:02.039 --> 00:07:02.879 I like that. 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:05.399 Athletes. 00:07:05.459 --> 00:07:05.879 Yes. 00:07:06.359 --> 00:07:07.560 We're hitting all around it. 00:07:11.899 --> 00:07:13.139 Yes, because they're unique. 00:07:14.699 --> 00:07:15.099 Disciples. 00:07:15.219 --> 00:07:15.719 That's good. 00:07:15.719 --> 00:07:15.740 That's good. 00:07:15.740 --> 00:07:24.620 Do you think I would care at all about them if my kids, that's it. 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:26.300 Because my kids like them. 00:07:26.900 --> 00:07:27.519 That's why. 00:07:28.100 --> 00:07:32.220 They were not even on my radar until my kids started watching them. 00:07:32.860 --> 00:07:34.780 Well, then, obviously, I'm going to check them out. 00:07:34.980 --> 00:07:36.259 You know, what are these guys about? 00:07:36.259 --> 00:07:41.039 Well, I found out they are very bold Christians. 00:07:41.500 --> 00:07:42.899 I mean, they don't hide their faith at all. 00:07:43.379 --> 00:07:45.719 And they produce clean content. 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:47.500 Absolute clean content. 00:07:47.699 --> 00:07:49.920 And I really am very grateful for that. 00:07:50.039 --> 00:07:55.539 Because it's really hard to find clean content that you can just let your kids watch and not worry about what they're watching. 00:07:56.220 --> 00:07:58.720 So, that's why I'm a fan of Dude Perfect. 00:07:59.060 --> 00:08:01.780 It's really nice to have that in today's world. 00:08:02.280 --> 00:08:03.040 So, I'm a fan. 00:08:04.100 --> 00:08:06.360 My kids are more than fans. 00:08:07.100 --> 00:08:08.820 They're followers of Dude Perfect. 00:08:09.060 --> 00:08:09.300 Right? 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:11.300 I took Austin. 00:08:11.500 --> 00:08:12.740 We drove up to Oklahoma City. 00:08:12.860 --> 00:08:14.240 And we attended one of their shows. 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:16.620 Because he is a follower of Dude Perfect. 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:19.000 They clicked the follow button on YouTube. 00:08:19.280 --> 00:08:23.080 And they, if anything else is going on, they're playing with toys. 00:08:23.280 --> 00:08:24.420 Or they're playing in the backyard. 00:08:24.420 --> 00:08:26.540 Or they're, you know, doing something else. 00:08:27.340 --> 00:08:31.140 And all of a sudden, they hear that there's a new Dude Perfect video on YouTube. 00:08:31.420 --> 00:08:32.399 Everything else stops. 00:08:32.500 --> 00:08:35.940 And they're going to run over and watch the new Dude Perfect video on YouTube. 00:08:36.100 --> 00:08:36.920 Whatever it is. 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:40.560 And it's usually some death-defying stunt or something ridiculous. 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:42.379 But it's entertaining. 00:08:42.539 --> 00:08:42.759 Right? 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:46.259 And these guys are some of the most popular people on YouTube. 00:08:46.259 --> 00:08:48.320 Which I'm kind of glad about in today's world. 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:50.420 With all the crazy stuff that's out there. 00:08:51.600 --> 00:08:53.360 So, I'm a fan of Dude Perfect. 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:55.480 My kids are followers. 00:08:55.680 --> 00:08:56.860 There's a difference there. 00:08:57.100 --> 00:08:57.340 Right? 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:00.120 Here's the question. 00:09:02.279 --> 00:09:06.000 I used that particular example. 00:09:06.379 --> 00:09:07.440 We could use anything. 00:09:08.300 --> 00:09:09.779 We could go to football. 00:09:09.779 --> 00:09:13.059 I don't want to get into football right now. 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:16.220 Because, you know, there's the Texas OU game that happened yesterday. 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:23.079 And, you know, I'm a Texas fan. 00:09:23.319 --> 00:09:24.360 And we had a good time. 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:27.879 Anyway, I want to have class in victory. 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:28.519 So, anyway. 00:09:30.100 --> 00:09:33.179 Man, when we're talking about football for a minute. 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:34.959 Now, I was raised in Texas. 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:41.879 But I have not met people so devoted to high school football until I came up here. 00:09:43.220 --> 00:09:51.960 I mean, I met guys that will travel to the Metroplex to watch teams play that they're not even connected to. 00:09:52.700 --> 00:09:53.780 And I'm like, wow. 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:56.879 Those guys are followers of Texas high school football. 00:09:57.340 --> 00:09:58.259 That's amazing. 00:09:58.259 --> 00:10:03.899 There's a difference between a fan and a follower. 00:10:08.360 --> 00:10:17.700 My question for you is, are you a fan of Jesus or are you a follower of Jesus? 00:10:22.019 --> 00:10:25.779 Let me take another turn for a moment. 00:10:25.779 --> 00:10:34.240 Let's go back to the passage that we read just a moment ago. 00:10:34.319 --> 00:10:35.959 Look back at your text for a moment, would you? 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:38.360 Luke chapter 9 and verse 23. 00:10:39.579 --> 00:10:40.779 Then he said to them all, 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:43.659 If anyone wants to follow after me, 00:10:44.519 --> 00:10:46.139 let him deny himself, 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:49.019 take up his cross daily, 00:10:49.740 --> 00:10:52.159 and follow me. 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:58.360 Jesus never asked for fans. 00:11:01.139 --> 00:11:03.299 I don't think Jesus wants fans. 00:11:04.959 --> 00:11:06.600 I don't think he's interested in fans. 00:11:07.799 --> 00:11:11.000 But do you think there's a lot of fans of Jesus in the world today? 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:13.579 Do you think... 00:11:13.579 --> 00:11:13.759 Whoa. 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:15.179 Apologies, y'all. 00:11:15.179 --> 00:11:19.479 Do you think that the majority of people 00:11:19.479 --> 00:11:23.459 who would identify as Christians in the world today 00:11:23.459 --> 00:11:25.759 are more fans or followers? 00:11:26.839 --> 00:11:27.919 Y'all talk back to me. 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:29.939 I would agree with you. 00:11:30.459 --> 00:11:31.759 I think that's absolutely true. 00:11:33.239 --> 00:11:35.639 I read a book a long time ago, 00:11:35.839 --> 00:11:37.199 many, many years ago now, 00:11:37.859 --> 00:11:41.219 that kind of struck a difference between these two things, 00:11:41.339 --> 00:11:42.359 fans and followers. 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:45.580 And that stuck with me all these years later. 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:48.019 And every time I read this passage, 00:11:49.659 --> 00:11:50.620 Luke 9, 23, 00:11:50.940 --> 00:11:53.600 I'm reminded of the difference 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:56.659 in being a fan and being a follower. 00:11:58.980 --> 00:12:00.720 In my study for this sermon, 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:05.320 I came across the following paragraph, 00:12:06.180 --> 00:12:08.019 and I'd love to share it with you now. 00:12:08.019 --> 00:12:15.079 The ancient Jews had a saying 00:12:15.079 --> 00:12:19.919 that captures this idea of discipleship and transformation. 00:12:20.259 --> 00:12:21.360 Y'all stick with me through this. 00:12:22.079 --> 00:12:25.199 This is gonna be really, really cool 00:12:25.199 --> 00:12:28.559 and something that I really doubt you've ever heard before. 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:30.120 I know I hadn't heard it before. 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:34.720 The ancient Jews said that if you find a good rabbi, 00:12:34.720 --> 00:12:36.639 you know what a rabbi is? 00:12:37.340 --> 00:12:38.180 The teacher, 00:12:38.500 --> 00:12:41.779 kind of the great pastor leader for the ancient Jews. 00:12:42.940 --> 00:12:44.060 If you find a good rabbi, 00:12:44.180 --> 00:12:47.879 you should cover yourself in the dust of his feet 00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:50.680 and drink in his words thirstily. 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:54.240 The expression probably draws on a well-known site 00:12:54.240 --> 00:12:55.540 for ancient Jews. 00:12:56.180 --> 00:12:59.660 Disciples were known for walking behind their rabbi, 00:13:00.220 --> 00:13:01.779 following him so closely 00:13:01.779 --> 00:13:04.120 that they would become covered with the dust 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:06.000 kicked up from his sandals. 00:13:06.679 --> 00:13:08.740 This would have been a powerful image 00:13:08.740 --> 00:13:10.179 for what should happen 00:13:10.179 --> 00:13:12.379 in the disciples' life spiritually. 00:13:13.079 --> 00:13:16.019 Disciples were expected to follow the rabbi 00:13:16.019 --> 00:13:17.279 so closely 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:18.819 that they would be covered 00:13:18.819 --> 00:13:21.139 with their master's whole way 00:13:21.139 --> 00:13:23.799 of thinking, living, and acting. 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:26.659 Thousands of years later, 00:13:27.559 --> 00:13:30.120 you and I are called to do the same. 00:13:30.120 --> 00:13:33.580 Though you and I might travel more often 00:13:33.580 --> 00:13:35.940 on paved roads instead of dusty ones, 00:13:36.460 --> 00:13:38.120 although out here we have some dusty roads, 00:13:38.179 --> 00:13:38.480 don't we? 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:42.019 We are still called to be disciples, 00:13:42.659 --> 00:13:44.399 to follow our rabbi, 00:13:45.060 --> 00:13:46.000 Jesus Christ, 00:13:46.539 --> 00:13:47.419 so closely 00:13:47.419 --> 00:13:49.100 that we are covered 00:13:49.100 --> 00:13:51.560 by the dust of his life. 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:54.240 This is exactly the kind of disciple 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:56.279 that Jesus is looking for. 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:59.579 He calls us to imitate him. 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:02.539 When I read that paragraph, 00:14:02.779 --> 00:14:05.419 that impacted me so powerfully. 00:14:06.159 --> 00:14:07.500 And I found this, 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:09.079 and I wanted to share it with you. 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:11.399 This was a first century Jewish blessing. 00:14:11.839 --> 00:14:12.899 May you be covered 00:14:12.899 --> 00:14:15.559 in the dust of your rabbi. 00:14:15.659 --> 00:14:15.919 Y'all, 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:17.480 that is what 00:14:17.480 --> 00:14:19.980 I want our church to look like. 00:14:20.079 --> 00:14:20.939 Forget what I want. 00:14:21.019 --> 00:14:22.120 That is what God 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:24.360 wants our church to look like. 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:25.800 That we would be covered 00:14:25.800 --> 00:14:26.940 in the dust 00:14:26.940 --> 00:14:28.519 of Jesus' feet. 00:14:29.840 --> 00:14:31.120 That we would walk 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:32.860 so closely behind him, 00:14:33.620 --> 00:14:35.320 following in his footsteps, 00:14:35.539 --> 00:14:36.379 that you and I 00:14:36.379 --> 00:14:37.080 would be covered 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:38.180 in the dust 00:14:38.180 --> 00:14:39.200 of his feet. 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:40.720 So my question to you is, 00:14:41.259 --> 00:14:42.180 how dusty are you? 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:44.259 How dusty are you? 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:45.659 How dusty am I? 00:14:46.539 --> 00:14:47.240 How dusty 00:14:47.240 --> 00:14:48.740 are we? 00:14:49.180 --> 00:14:49.580 Church, 00:14:49.659 --> 00:14:50.360 the truth is, 00:14:50.820 --> 00:14:51.840 we're all dusty. 00:14:51.840 --> 00:14:54.240 We're all covered 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:55.080 in the dust 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:56.220 of whomever 00:14:56.220 --> 00:14:57.920 or whatever 00:14:57.920 --> 00:15:00.300 we have been following. 00:15:02.300 --> 00:15:04.100 We've all been following something. 00:15:04.740 --> 00:15:06.660 We've all been following someone. 00:15:08.160 --> 00:15:09.879 So whose dust is on you? 00:15:10.940 --> 00:15:11.759 Is it the Lord's? 00:15:13.040 --> 00:15:14.240 Or something else? 00:15:14.240 --> 00:15:18.620 We all have a rabbi. 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:21.440 We all have something 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:23.320 that we follow. 00:15:23.500 --> 00:15:24.779 Something that we listen to. 00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:25.779 A voice 00:15:25.779 --> 00:15:28.139 that we give honor to. 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:29.680 A voice that we heed. 00:15:30.560 --> 00:15:32.320 A person that we listen to. 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:34.000 A passion 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:35.799 that we prioritize. 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:37.159 We all have something 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:38.480 that we follow. 00:15:39.360 --> 00:15:40.200 Whose dust 00:15:40.200 --> 00:15:41.600 is on you. 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:42.480 May you be covered 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:43.800 in the dust 00:15:43.800 --> 00:15:45.259 of your rabbi. 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:47.639 So what does it look like 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:48.879 to follow 00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:50.620 our rabbi? 00:15:51.019 --> 00:15:52.420 The Lord Jesus Christ. 00:15:54.019 --> 00:15:54.540 Well, I believe 00:15:54.540 --> 00:15:55.120 it looks like 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:55.840 serving him 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:57.440 and going 00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:58.540 wherever he goes. 00:15:59.300 --> 00:15:59.980 I think that's 00:15:59.980 --> 00:16:00.940 what the disciples did. 00:16:01.720 --> 00:16:02.220 I think that's 00:16:02.220 --> 00:16:02.659 what our Lord 00:16:02.659 --> 00:16:03.420 wants us to do. 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:05.060 We serve him 00:16:05.060 --> 00:16:06.220 and we follow him 00:16:06.220 --> 00:16:08.139 wherever he goes. 00:16:09.060 --> 00:16:09.620 Let's look at 00:16:09.620 --> 00:16:10.480 John chapter 10 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:11.320 and verse 27. 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:11.980 My sheep 00:16:11.980 --> 00:16:13.320 listen to my voice. 00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:14.200 I know them 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:16.040 and they follow me. 00:16:16.460 --> 00:16:17.920 Jesus wants us 00:16:17.920 --> 00:16:18.700 to follow him 00:16:18.700 --> 00:16:19.760 wherever he goes. 00:16:20.020 --> 00:16:21.060 He calls us sheep 00:16:21.060 --> 00:16:21.840 and we know 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:23.000 that sheep are ignorant. 00:16:24.260 --> 00:16:25.080 And I don't think 00:16:25.080 --> 00:16:26.620 God wants to demean us 00:16:26.620 --> 00:16:27.620 but he wants us 00:16:27.620 --> 00:16:28.120 to remember 00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:29.120 who we are 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:30.379 and who he is. 00:16:30.820 --> 00:16:31.520 That we are 00:16:31.520 --> 00:16:32.580 in desperate need 00:16:32.580 --> 00:16:33.240 of him. 00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:34.240 We are helpless 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:35.220 without him. 00:16:35.900 --> 00:16:37.180 And we must lean 00:16:37.180 --> 00:16:38.020 on him 00:16:38.020 --> 00:16:39.400 and look to him 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:40.379 for help. 00:16:40.439 --> 00:16:41.620 And so we follow him 00:16:41.620 --> 00:16:42.840 wherever he goes. 00:16:42.899 --> 00:16:43.939 And we must listen 00:16:43.939 --> 00:16:45.259 to the words 00:16:45.259 --> 00:16:46.199 and learn 00:16:46.199 --> 00:16:47.340 to depend on them 00:16:47.340 --> 00:16:48.860 and crave his teaching. 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:50.699 Because otherwise 00:16:50.699 --> 00:16:52.000 we tend to think 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:52.679 that we can get 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:53.439 through this life 00:16:53.439 --> 00:16:54.240 just fine 00:16:54.240 --> 00:16:55.799 without it. 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:57.240 My sheep 00:16:57.240 --> 00:16:58.279 listen to my voice 00:16:58.279 --> 00:16:59.919 and they follow me. 00:16:59.919 --> 00:17:01.839 And then John 12, 26. 00:17:02.059 --> 00:17:02.919 Anyone who wants 00:17:02.919 --> 00:17:04.119 to serve me 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:06.500 serve me 00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:08.879 must follow me 00:17:08.879 --> 00:17:10.619 because my servant 00:17:10.619 --> 00:17:11.559 must be 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:13.079 where I am. 00:17:14.279 --> 00:17:15.019 Sounds like 00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.819 we got to get dusty. 00:17:16.920 --> 00:17:17.879 We got to stick 00:17:17.879 --> 00:17:18.720 pretty close to him. 00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:20.759 The father will honor 00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:21.379 anyone 00:17:21.379 --> 00:17:22.720 who serves me. 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:24.139 We've got to stick 00:17:24.139 --> 00:17:24.579 close 00:17:24.579 --> 00:17:25.940 to our rabbi. 00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:26.839 So 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:28.220 what does it look like 00:17:28.220 --> 00:17:29.359 to follow 00:17:29.359 --> 00:17:30.919 our rabbi? 00:17:31.599 --> 00:17:31.899 Well 00:17:31.899 --> 00:17:32.579 it looks like 00:17:32.579 --> 00:17:33.579 being an acolyte 00:17:33.579 --> 00:17:34.879 instead of a stylite. 00:17:35.379 --> 00:17:36.339 We're going way back 00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:37.059 to the beginning here 00:17:37.059 --> 00:17:37.319 okay? 00:17:37.740 --> 00:17:38.679 I got to remind you 00:17:38.679 --> 00:17:39.919 what was a stylite? 00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:41.099 Well a stylite 00:17:41.099 --> 00:17:42.159 way back in week one 00:17:42.159 --> 00:17:42.980 three weeks ago 00:17:42.980 --> 00:17:44.480 that was an extreme 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:47.199 example of self-denial. 00:17:47.339 --> 00:17:47.959 Remember the guy 00:17:47.959 --> 00:17:49.679 who would erect 00:17:49.679 --> 00:17:50.480 a pillar 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:51.299 and he would sit 00:17:51.299 --> 00:17:52.079 on top of it 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:52.579 and he would 00:17:52.579 --> 00:17:53.919 shut himself off 00:17:53.919 --> 00:17:54.599 from society 00:17:54.599 --> 00:17:55.819 and he would stay there 00:17:55.819 --> 00:17:56.439 for weeks, 00:17:56.619 --> 00:17:56.859 months, 00:17:56.899 --> 00:17:57.779 or even years. 00:17:58.200 --> 00:17:58.879 Guy sat there 00:17:58.879 --> 00:17:59.859 on top of his pillar 00:17:59.859 --> 00:18:00.819 for 30 years 00:18:00.819 --> 00:18:01.779 and eventually died 00:18:01.779 --> 00:18:02.599 because that's what 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:03.099 he thought God 00:18:03.099 --> 00:18:03.779 wanted him to do. 00:18:04.740 --> 00:18:05.460 That certainly 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:06.319 wasn't what God 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:07.079 wanted him to do. 00:18:08.399 --> 00:18:08.819 Well 00:18:08.819 --> 00:18:10.099 that of course 00:18:10.099 --> 00:18:10.759 is not 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:11.359 what God 00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:12.339 calls us to do. 00:18:12.439 --> 00:18:13.099 That has no part 00:18:13.099 --> 00:18:14.240 of God's mission 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:15.220 on this earth 00:18:15.220 --> 00:18:15.779 as according 00:18:15.779 --> 00:18:17.179 to scripture 00:18:17.179 --> 00:18:17.859 and what's revealed 00:18:17.859 --> 00:18:18.500 to us in the word 00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:18.919 of God. 00:18:19.439 --> 00:18:19.919 So instead 00:18:19.919 --> 00:18:21.079 of doing that 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:22.639 how about 00:18:22.639 --> 00:18:23.819 being an acolyte? 00:18:23.919 --> 00:18:25.159 What is an acolyte? 00:18:25.819 --> 00:18:26.679 An acolyte 00:18:26.679 --> 00:18:27.159 is one 00:18:27.159 --> 00:18:27.899 who attends 00:18:27.899 --> 00:18:28.939 or assists 00:18:28.939 --> 00:18:30.240 a leader. 00:18:31.700 --> 00:18:32.500 I just thought 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:33.099 the comparison 00:18:33.099 --> 00:18:34.099 of these two words 00:18:34.099 --> 00:18:34.819 was kind of cool. 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.139 Okay? 00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:35.980 Since we introduced 00:18:35.980 --> 00:18:36.759 you to the word 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:37.480 stylite, 00:18:37.779 --> 00:18:38.539 well let's compare 00:18:38.539 --> 00:18:39.279 it to this. 00:18:39.779 --> 00:18:40.500 And why did we 00:18:40.500 --> 00:18:41.220 choose this word 00:18:41.220 --> 00:18:41.779 acolyte? 00:18:41.819 --> 00:18:42.679 Because we get 00:18:42.679 --> 00:18:43.980 the word acolyte 00:18:43.980 --> 00:18:45.200 from the Greek 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:47.539 word akalutheo. 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:49.079 Why are we 00:18:49.079 --> 00:18:49.539 getting into 00:18:49.539 --> 00:18:50.279 the Greek word 00:18:50.279 --> 00:18:51.439 akalutheo? 00:18:51.539 --> 00:18:51.899 Do you know 00:18:51.899 --> 00:18:52.279 why? 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:54.299 Because we 00:18:54.299 --> 00:18:55.259 just read 00:18:55.259 --> 00:18:56.139 Luke 9 00:18:56.139 --> 00:18:57.279 23 a minute 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:58.139 ago and the 00:18:58.139 --> 00:18:59.240 final words 00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:00.139 of Luke 00:19:00.139 --> 00:19:00.559 9 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:01.259 23 00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:02.359 were 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:04.680 do you remember 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:05.759 two words? 00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.599 What was it? 00:19:08.299 --> 00:19:09.480 Follow me. 00:19:10.619 --> 00:19:11.799 Do you know 00:19:11.799 --> 00:19:12.599 what that Greek 00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:13.500 word is there? 00:19:13.859 --> 00:19:14.740 It's one word 00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.619 follow me. 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:17.639 Akalutheo. 00:19:19.139 --> 00:19:19.980 Akalutheo. 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:21.759 From that we 00:19:21.759 --> 00:19:23.900 get this word 00:19:23.900 --> 00:19:25.579 acolyte which 00:19:25.579 --> 00:19:26.539 means one who 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:27.660 attends or 00:19:27.660 --> 00:19:29.120 assists a 00:19:29.120 --> 00:19:29.460 leader. 00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:32.660 It can also 00:19:32.660 --> 00:19:33.579 mean to 00:19:33.579 --> 00:19:35.140 become a 00:19:35.140 --> 00:19:35.579 disciple. 00:19:37.779 --> 00:19:39.360 So I challenge 00:19:39.360 --> 00:19:41.440 you don't be 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:42.299 a stylite. 00:19:43.579 --> 00:19:44.779 Don't be 00:19:44.779 --> 00:19:46.480 someone who 00:19:46.480 --> 00:19:47.299 shuts yourself 00:19:47.299 --> 00:19:47.920 off from 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:48.759 everybody else. 00:19:49.980 --> 00:19:51.559 says that's 00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:52.200 just who I 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:52.480 am. 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:53.819 Don't be 00:19:53.819 --> 00:19:54.519 someone who 00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:55.319 puts yourself 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:56.640 up on a 00:19:56.640 --> 00:19:57.120 pillar and 00:19:57.120 --> 00:19:58.099 raises yourself 00:19:58.099 --> 00:19:58.720 up above 00:19:58.720 --> 00:19:59.700 everybody else. 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:00.680 Says I'm 00:20:00.680 --> 00:20:01.360 too good for 00:20:01.360 --> 00:20:01.839 everybody. 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.860 Be one who 00:20:04.860 --> 00:20:06.000 walks in the 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:06.680 feet of 00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:07.099 Jesus. 00:20:08.860 --> 00:20:10.420 Be one who 00:20:10.420 --> 00:20:11.319 gets covered 00:20:11.319 --> 00:20:12.140 in the dust 00:20:12.140 --> 00:20:12.759 of Jesus' 00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:13.519 feet from 00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:14.420 following so 00:20:14.420 --> 00:20:14.960 closely. 00:20:15.900 --> 00:20:16.920 Be one who 00:20:16.920 --> 00:20:17.980 walks so closely 00:20:17.980 --> 00:20:18.620 you're there 00:20:18.620 --> 00:20:19.700 to serve 00:20:19.700 --> 00:20:20.220 Jesus. 00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:21.299 You're there 00:20:21.299 --> 00:20:22.019 to learn 00:20:22.019 --> 00:20:22.559 from his 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:22.980 teaching. 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:23.819 You're there 00:20:23.819 --> 00:20:24.500 to hang on 00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:25.160 his every 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:25.559 word. 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:26.319 I'm thinking 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:26.660 of the 00:20:26.660 --> 00:20:27.440 difference in 00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:28.099 Mary and 00:20:28.099 --> 00:20:28.440 Martha, 00:20:28.579 --> 00:20:28.819 right? 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:29.860 Martha was 00:20:29.860 --> 00:20:30.460 just there 00:20:30.460 --> 00:20:32.360 to impress 00:20:32.360 --> 00:20:32.839 Jesus. 00:20:33.059 --> 00:20:33.680 She was there 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:35.220 to make sure 00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:36.059 everything was 00:20:36.059 --> 00:20:36.620 in order. 00:20:37.700 --> 00:20:38.279 Mary was 00:20:38.279 --> 00:20:39.019 just there 00:20:39.019 --> 00:20:40.400 to hang on 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:41.079 the teaching 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:41.680 of her 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:42.140 rabbi. 00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:43.680 she was 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:44.140 there to 00:20:44.140 --> 00:20:44.600 sit at 00:20:44.600 --> 00:20:45.160 his feet 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:46.080 and soak 00:20:46.080 --> 00:20:47.280 up every 00:20:47.280 --> 00:20:48.480 word she 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:48.860 could. 00:20:50.220 --> 00:20:51.040 She was 00:20:51.040 --> 00:20:51.960 his disciple. 00:20:53.900 --> 00:20:54.180 So, 00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:57.200 Deuteronomy 00:20:57.200 --> 00:20:58.040 chapter 13 00:20:58.040 --> 00:20:58.740 and verse 4, 00:20:59.360 --> 00:20:59.800 it is the 00:20:59.800 --> 00:21:00.380 Lord your 00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:01.480 God you 00:21:01.480 --> 00:21:02.120 must follow 00:21:02.120 --> 00:21:03.380 and him 00:21:03.380 --> 00:21:04.160 you must 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:04.620 revere. 00:21:05.280 --> 00:21:06.080 Keep his 00:21:06.080 --> 00:21:06.940 commands and 00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:07.540 obey him. 00:21:08.300 --> 00:21:09.020 Serve him 00:21:09.020 --> 00:21:10.120 and hold 00:21:10.120 --> 00:21:11.540 fast to 00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:11.839 him. 00:21:14.339 --> 00:21:15.119 Serve him 00:21:15.119 --> 00:21:16.139 and hold 00:21:16.139 --> 00:21:16.720 fast to 00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:16.920 him. 00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:17.960 So, 00:21:18.460 --> 00:21:19.099 where is 00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:19.379 Jesus 00:21:19.379 --> 00:21:19.720 leading? 00:21:23.059 --> 00:21:23.759 Before we 00:21:23.759 --> 00:21:24.139 get there, 00:21:24.339 --> 00:21:24.720 I want to 00:21:24.720 --> 00:21:25.139 share this 00:21:25.139 --> 00:21:25.519 quote with 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:25.659 you. 00:21:26.659 --> 00:21:27.259 The victorious 00:21:27.259 --> 00:21:27.799 Christian 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:29.259 neither exalts 00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:30.180 nor downgrades 00:21:30.180 --> 00:21:30.659 himself. 00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:31.720 This was 00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:32.500 J.C. 00:21:32.579 --> 00:21:32.839 Ryle, 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:33.220 a great 00:21:33.220 --> 00:21:33.579 Christian 00:21:33.579 --> 00:21:33.839 author. 00:21:35.039 --> 00:21:35.579 He says, 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:36.220 the victorious 00:21:36.220 --> 00:21:36.720 Christian 00:21:36.720 --> 00:21:37.599 neither exalts 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:38.480 nor downgrades 00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:39.000 himself. 00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:40.519 His interests 00:21:40.519 --> 00:21:41.079 have shifted 00:21:41.079 --> 00:21:42.099 from self 00:21:42.099 --> 00:21:43.079 to Christ. 00:21:43.419 --> 00:21:43.779 There's your 00:21:43.779 --> 00:21:44.220 difference 00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:44.980 between a 00:21:44.980 --> 00:21:45.679 stylite and 00:21:45.679 --> 00:21:46.199 an acolyte. 00:21:46.819 --> 00:21:47.220 There's your 00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:47.919 difference between 00:21:47.919 --> 00:21:48.960 someone who 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:49.399 exalts 00:21:49.399 --> 00:21:49.819 themselves 00:21:49.819 --> 00:21:51.639 or someone 00:21:51.639 --> 00:21:52.359 who even 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:53.699 beats 00:21:53.699 --> 00:21:54.059 themselves 00:21:54.059 --> 00:21:54.639 down all 00:21:54.639 --> 00:21:55.019 the time. 00:21:55.819 --> 00:21:56.439 Someone 00:21:56.439 --> 00:21:57.079 whose problem 00:21:57.079 --> 00:21:57.659 is seemingly 00:21:57.659 --> 00:21:58.500 pride and 00:21:58.500 --> 00:21:59.500 self-exaltation 00:21:59.500 --> 00:22:00.379 or someone 00:22:00.379 --> 00:22:01.519 whose problem 00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:02.099 is seemingly 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:03.000 depression 00:22:03.000 --> 00:22:03.899 and always 00:22:03.899 --> 00:22:04.339 down on 00:22:04.339 --> 00:22:04.740 themselves. 00:22:05.299 --> 00:22:05.599 Neither 00:22:05.599 --> 00:22:06.439 one is what 00:22:06.439 --> 00:22:07.220 Christ wants. 00:22:07.220 --> 00:22:08.960 what Christ 00:22:08.960 --> 00:22:09.839 wants is the 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:10.559 attention not 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:11.059 on you. 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.539 What Christ 00:22:12.539 --> 00:22:14.299 wants is the 00:22:14.299 --> 00:22:15.920 attention on 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:16.940 his will 00:22:16.940 --> 00:22:17.700 for you 00:22:17.700 --> 00:22:18.740 because he 00:22:18.740 --> 00:22:19.259 knows that 00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:20.980 that is what 00:22:20.980 --> 00:22:21.720 will be best 00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:22.400 for you. 00:22:23.019 --> 00:22:23.640 That is what 00:22:23.640 --> 00:22:25.079 will get you 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:26.180 onto the path 00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:27.000 that he designed 00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:27.519 for you 00:22:27.519 --> 00:22:30.160 and he is 00:22:30.160 --> 00:22:30.799 your designer. 00:22:31.319 --> 00:22:32.160 He is your 00:22:32.160 --> 00:22:32.640 creator. 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:34.620 He is who 00:22:34.620 --> 00:22:35.940 knows what 00:22:35.940 --> 00:22:36.380 is going to 00:22:36.380 --> 00:22:36.960 be best 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:38.040 for you. 00:22:39.840 --> 00:22:40.480 So when 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:41.200 your interests 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:42.800 shift from 00:22:42.800 --> 00:22:43.940 ourself to 00:22:43.940 --> 00:22:44.400 Christ 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.520 we've hit 00:22:45.520 --> 00:22:46.000 our sweet 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:46.300 spot. 00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:47.120 Right? 00:22:47.880 --> 00:22:48.560 We've hit 00:22:48.560 --> 00:22:49.120 what we were 00:22:49.120 --> 00:22:51.060 made to be. 00:22:52.280 --> 00:22:52.960 That's why 00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:53.440 we can be 00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:54.280 then a 00:22:54.280 --> 00:22:54.780 victorious 00:22:54.780 --> 00:22:55.220 Christian. 00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:56.160 So, 00:22:56.620 --> 00:22:57.540 secondly, 00:22:57.680 --> 00:22:58.000 where is 00:22:58.000 --> 00:22:58.560 Jesus leading? 00:23:00.080 --> 00:23:00.759 Matthew 4 00:23:00.759 --> 00:23:02.300 19 tells us 00:23:02.299 --> 00:23:02.759 where Jesus 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:03.220 is leading. 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:03.859 He says, 00:23:04.180 --> 00:23:04.539 follow me 00:23:04.539 --> 00:23:05.299 and I will 00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:05.700 make you 00:23:05.700 --> 00:23:06.240 fishers of 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:06.460 men. 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:07.779 Luke 19 00:23:07.779 --> 00:23:08.460 10 shed 00:23:08.460 --> 00:23:08.879 some light 00:23:08.879 --> 00:23:09.099 on it. 00:23:09.119 --> 00:23:09.440 The son 00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:09.819 of man 00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:10.639 came to 00:23:10.639 --> 00:23:11.139 seek and 00:23:11.139 --> 00:23:11.639 to save 00:23:11.639 --> 00:23:12.240 the lost. 00:23:12.619 --> 00:23:13.240 John 10 00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:13.940 10 says, 00:23:14.279 --> 00:23:14.940 Jesus came 00:23:14.940 --> 00:23:15.279 that they 00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:15.680 may have 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:16.539 life and 00:23:16.539 --> 00:23:16.980 have it 00:23:16.980 --> 00:23:17.839 abundantly. 00:23:18.399 --> 00:23:19.139 Luke 15 00:23:19.139 --> 00:23:19.919 7 says 00:23:19.919 --> 00:23:20.259 that there 00:23:20.259 --> 00:23:20.819 is more 00:23:20.819 --> 00:23:21.519 joy in 00:23:21.519 --> 00:23:22.419 heaven over 00:23:22.419 --> 00:23:23.299 one lost 00:23:23.299 --> 00:23:23.799 sinner who 00:23:23.799 --> 00:23:24.720 repents and 00:23:24.720 --> 00:23:25.440 returns to 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:26.099 God than 00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:26.940 over 99 00:23:26.940 --> 00:23:27.619 others who 00:23:27.619 --> 00:23:28.099 are righteous 00:23:28.099 --> 00:23:28.740 and have it 00:23:28.740 --> 00:23:29.339 straight away. 00:23:30.099 --> 00:23:31.419 Jesus is 00:23:31.419 --> 00:23:32.279 leading us 00:23:32.279 --> 00:23:33.000 to the 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:33.399 lost. 00:23:33.779 --> 00:23:34.619 Jesus is 00:23:34.619 --> 00:23:35.319 leading us 00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:36.059 to those 00:23:36.059 --> 00:23:36.639 who are 00:23:36.639 --> 00:23:37.240 without him. 00:23:37.339 --> 00:23:37.879 Fact is, 00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:38.420 let me share 00:23:38.420 --> 00:23:39.000 this with you. 00:23:39.200 --> 00:23:39.759 If you're 00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:40.759 following Jesus 00:23:40.759 --> 00:23:42.180 and he isn't 00:23:42.180 --> 00:23:42.819 leading you 00:23:42.819 --> 00:23:43.460 to people 00:23:43.460 --> 00:23:44.339 without him, 00:23:44.500 --> 00:23:45.420 then it isn't 00:23:45.420 --> 00:23:46.339 Jesus you're 00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:46.660 following. 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:49.279 Can we look 00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:49.779 at that again? 00:23:50.279 --> 00:23:51.440 If you think 00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:52.119 you're following 00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:53.940 Jesus and he 00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:54.660 isn't leading 00:23:54.660 --> 00:23:55.519 you to people 00:23:55.519 --> 00:23:56.319 without him, 00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:58.399 then it's not 00:23:58.399 --> 00:23:59.119 really Jesus 00:23:59.119 --> 00:23:59.819 you're following. 00:23:59.819 --> 00:24:03.439 how many 00:24:03.439 --> 00:24:04.240 years has 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.720 it been 00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:07.379 since you 00:24:07.379 --> 00:24:07.720 had an 00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.179 opportunity 00:24:08.179 --> 00:24:10.119 to share 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:10.679 Jesus 00:24:10.679 --> 00:24:12.879 with somebody 00:24:12.879 --> 00:24:13.339 who needed 00:24:13.339 --> 00:24:13.619 to hear 00:24:13.619 --> 00:24:14.000 about him? 00:24:17.740 --> 00:24:18.339 And how 00:24:18.339 --> 00:24:18.879 much longer 00:24:18.879 --> 00:24:19.439 has it been 00:24:19.439 --> 00:24:19.799 since you 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:20.139 took that 00:24:20.139 --> 00:24:20.539 opportunity? 00:24:23.679 --> 00:24:24.279 I'm not 00:24:24.279 --> 00:24:24.639 trying to 00:24:24.639 --> 00:24:25.039 shame you, 00:24:25.099 --> 00:24:25.299 I'm not 00:24:25.299 --> 00:24:25.619 trying to 00:24:25.619 --> 00:24:26.000 guilt trip 00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:26.200 you. 00:24:26.980 --> 00:24:27.200 Jesus 00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:27.559 doesn't 00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:28.039 do that. 00:24:29.860 --> 00:24:30.380 Just 00:24:30.380 --> 00:24:30.740 trying to 00:24:30.740 --> 00:24:31.180 remind you 00:24:31.180 --> 00:24:31.400 of what 00:24:31.400 --> 00:24:31.799 our mission 00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:32.140 is. 00:24:33.039 --> 00:24:33.440 Trying to 00:24:33.440 --> 00:24:33.880 remind you 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:34.180 of what 00:24:34.180 --> 00:24:34.460 Jesus' 00:24:34.640 --> 00:24:35.000 priority 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:35.420 is. 00:24:36.380 --> 00:24:36.759 Trying to 00:24:36.759 --> 00:24:37.140 remind you 00:24:37.140 --> 00:24:37.380 of what 00:24:37.380 --> 00:24:37.640 Jesus' 00:24:37.819 --> 00:24:38.100 heartbeat 00:24:38.100 --> 00:24:38.600 is. 00:24:39.700 --> 00:24:40.120 Of why 00:24:40.120 --> 00:24:40.620 he's got 00:24:40.620 --> 00:24:41.039 us here. 00:24:41.299 --> 00:24:41.759 Of where 00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:42.440 he's leading 00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:42.860 us. 00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.120 If we 00:24:44.120 --> 00:24:44.580 want to 00:24:44.580 --> 00:24:44.940 follow 00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:45.420 Jesus, 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:46.080 that means 00:24:46.080 --> 00:24:46.319 we're 00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:46.779 walking 00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:47.799 where he's 00:24:47.799 --> 00:24:48.140 walking. 00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:48.559 What's 00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:48.740 his 00:24:48.740 --> 00:24:49.360 destination? 00:24:49.980 --> 00:24:50.340 His 00:24:50.340 --> 00:24:50.840 destination 00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:51.480 is to 00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:52.500 go to 00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:53.140 more people 00:24:53.140 --> 00:24:53.640 like you 00:24:53.640 --> 00:24:53.960 and me. 00:24:53.960 --> 00:24:55.440 because 00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:55.779 somebody 00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.200 came to 00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:56.799 us at 00:24:56.799 --> 00:24:57.299 some point 00:24:57.299 --> 00:24:58.860 and shared 00:24:58.860 --> 00:24:59.279 the gospel 00:24:59.279 --> 00:24:59.880 with us. 00:25:00.799 --> 00:25:01.259 Maybe he 00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:01.660 did it to 00:25:01.660 --> 00:25:02.299 your parents, 00:25:02.579 --> 00:25:02.960 maybe your 00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:03.360 grandparents, 00:25:04.259 --> 00:25:04.740 maybe an 00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:05.120 aunt or 00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:05.460 an uncle. 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:07.079 Somebody in 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:07.620 your family 00:25:07.620 --> 00:25:09.620 tree was 00:25:09.620 --> 00:25:10.539 reached by 00:25:10.539 --> 00:25:11.120 the saving 00:25:11.120 --> 00:25:12.039 power of 00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:12.299 Jesus. 00:25:12.460 --> 00:25:12.840 Maybe it 00:25:12.840 --> 00:25:13.259 was you. 00:25:15.600 --> 00:25:16.380 And because 00:25:16.380 --> 00:25:16.819 of that, 00:25:16.900 --> 00:25:17.319 you're sitting 00:25:17.319 --> 00:25:17.700 where you 00:25:17.700 --> 00:25:18.200 are today. 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:19.660 Because of 00:25:19.660 --> 00:25:19.940 that, 00:25:20.100 --> 00:25:20.539 you got 00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:21.059 baptized, 00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:21.620 maybe in 00:25:21.620 --> 00:25:22.200 those waters. 00:25:22.860 --> 00:25:23.440 Because of 00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:23.720 that, 00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:24.819 maybe life 00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:25.299 change 00:25:25.299 --> 00:25:25.680 happened. 00:25:25.980 --> 00:25:26.440 Maybe you 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:27.140 got set 00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:27.539 on a 00:25:27.539 --> 00:25:28.079 new road. 00:25:28.380 --> 00:25:28.620 Maybe 00:25:28.620 --> 00:25:29.480 transformation 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:30.240 happened. 00:25:30.700 --> 00:25:31.160 Maybe you 00:25:31.160 --> 00:25:31.880 got saved 00:25:31.880 --> 00:25:32.620 from certain 00:25:32.620 --> 00:25:33.240 death. 00:25:33.839 --> 00:25:33.940 And 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:34.579 Mabod wants 00:25:34.579 --> 00:25:35.039 to use 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.460 you to 00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:36.779 do that 00:25:36.779 --> 00:25:37.339 for somebody 00:25:37.339 --> 00:25:37.700 else. 00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.519 And that's 00:25:40.519 --> 00:25:40.839 why he 00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:41.299 called you 00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:41.740 to follow 00:25:41.740 --> 00:25:42.019 him. 00:25:43.380 --> 00:25:44.339 How dusty 00:25:44.339 --> 00:25:44.799 are you? 00:25:45.819 --> 00:25:46.500 How close 00:25:46.500 --> 00:25:47.600 are you 00:25:47.600 --> 00:25:47.940 following? 00:25:49.620 --> 00:25:50.600 How closely 00:25:50.600 --> 00:25:50.940 are you 00:25:50.940 --> 00:25:51.259 walking 00:25:51.259 --> 00:25:52.039 behind him? 00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:53.200 If you're 00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:53.700 not walking 00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.180 closely, 00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:55.140 you may 00:25:55.140 --> 00:25:55.480 not see 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:55.860 where he's 00:25:55.860 --> 00:25:56.140 walking. 00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:57.259 You may 00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:57.660 not end 00:25:57.660 --> 00:25:58.100 up at the 00:25:58.100 --> 00:25:58.279 same 00:25:58.279 --> 00:25:58.759 location. 00:26:00.700 --> 00:26:01.319 You might 00:26:01.319 --> 00:26:01.700 miss 00:26:01.700 --> 00:26:03.840 where he's 00:26:03.840 --> 00:26:04.319 leading you. 00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:07.480 And then 00:26:07.480 --> 00:26:07.880 that leads 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:08.240 us into 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:08.720 the final 00:26:08.720 --> 00:26:10.220 thought. 00:26:10.340 --> 00:26:10.640 Romans 00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:11.279 chapter 10 00:26:11.279 --> 00:26:11.559 and verse 00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:11.980 15. 00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.580 How beautiful 00:26:13.580 --> 00:26:14.860 are the feet 00:26:14.860 --> 00:26:15.380 of those 00:26:15.380 --> 00:26:16.580 who bring 00:26:16.580 --> 00:26:17.580 good news. 00:26:17.579 --> 00:26:19.779 how beautiful 00:26:19.779 --> 00:26:20.819 are the feet 00:26:20.819 --> 00:26:21.220 of those 00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:21.720 who bring 00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:22.339 good news. 00:26:22.939 --> 00:26:23.059 Y'all, 00:26:23.159 --> 00:26:23.539 we cannot 00:26:23.539 --> 00:26:24.199 go through 00:26:24.199 --> 00:26:24.759 a series 00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:25.279 on being 00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:25.839 a disciple 00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:28.500 without 00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:28.939 finishing 00:26:28.939 --> 00:26:29.259 here. 00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:31.460 This is 00:26:31.460 --> 00:26:32.119 what Jesus 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:32.879 has called 00:26:32.879 --> 00:26:33.679 his disciples 00:26:33.679 --> 00:26:34.179 to do, 00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.339 is bring 00:26:35.339 --> 00:26:35.799 the good 00:26:35.799 --> 00:26:36.339 news of 00:26:36.339 --> 00:26:36.859 salvation 00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:38.199 to those 00:26:38.199 --> 00:26:38.559 who need 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:38.879 to hear 00:26:38.879 --> 00:26:39.099 it. 00:26:39.099 --> 00:26:39.639 So, 00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:40.980 we must 00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:41.720 have beautiful, 00:26:42.299 --> 00:26:43.379 dusty feet. 00:26:43.679 --> 00:26:44.259 These are 00:26:44.259 --> 00:26:44.679 the feet 00:26:44.679 --> 00:26:45.359 I'm talking 00:26:45.359 --> 00:26:45.659 about. 00:26:45.660 --> 00:26:47.100 beautiful, 00:26:47.580 --> 00:26:48.540 dusty feet. 00:26:48.900 --> 00:26:49.080 Okay? 00:26:50.340 --> 00:26:51.040 I'm not 00:26:51.040 --> 00:26:51.440 talking about 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:51.779 going and 00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:52.040 getting a 00:26:52.040 --> 00:26:52.420 pedicure. 00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:54.660 I'm not 00:26:54.660 --> 00:26:55.100 talking about 00:26:55.100 --> 00:26:55.640 putting nice 00:26:55.640 --> 00:26:56.259 socks and 00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:56.920 fancy shoes 00:26:56.920 --> 00:26:57.140 on. 00:26:58.480 --> 00:26:59.220 I'm not 00:26:59.220 --> 00:26:59.740 talking about 00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:01.120 physical feet 00:27:01.120 --> 00:27:01.660 at all. 00:27:01.759 --> 00:27:02.300 I'm talking 00:27:02.300 --> 00:27:03.220 about feet 00:27:03.220 --> 00:27:04.380 shod with 00:27:04.380 --> 00:27:05.120 the preparation 00:27:05.120 --> 00:27:05.560 of the 00:27:05.560 --> 00:27:06.320 gospel of 00:27:06.320 --> 00:27:06.740 peace. 00:27:06.920 --> 00:27:07.380 As we 00:27:07.380 --> 00:27:07.779 talk about 00:27:07.779 --> 00:27:08.120 the armor 00:27:08.120 --> 00:27:08.519 of God 00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:09.160 in Ephesians 00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:09.660 earlier in 00:27:09.660 --> 00:27:10.620 the start 00:27:10.620 --> 00:27:10.900 of this 00:27:10.900 --> 00:27:11.140 year, 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:12.040 I'm talking 00:27:12.040 --> 00:27:12.860 about feet 00:27:12.860 --> 00:27:13.580 that carry 00:27:13.580 --> 00:27:14.240 the gospel 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:14.779 of Jesus 00:27:14.779 --> 00:27:15.279 Christ. 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:16.359 Those are 00:27:16.359 --> 00:27:16.879 the feet 00:27:16.879 --> 00:27:17.500 that Jesus 00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:18.359 says are 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:18.980 beautiful. 00:27:19.399 --> 00:27:19.940 And if 00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.680 you walk 00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:21.500 closely to 00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:21.879 Jesus, 00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:23.019 then your 00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.619 feet will 00:27:23.619 --> 00:27:24.339 get dusty 00:27:24.339 --> 00:27:25.500 as he leads 00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:26.200 you to 00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:26.899 people who 00:27:26.899 --> 00:27:27.440 need to 00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:27.920 hear the 00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:28.559 gospel of 00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:28.839 Jesus. 00:27:29.059 --> 00:27:29.839 The saving 00:27:29.839 --> 00:27:30.460 message of 00:27:30.460 --> 00:27:31.240 Jesus Christ 00:27:31.240 --> 00:27:32.259 that a long 00:27:32.259 --> 00:27:32.960 time ago 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.759 on a hill 00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:34.539 far away, 00:27:34.859 --> 00:27:35.160 Jesus 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:36.359 willingly laid 00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:36.899 down his 00:27:36.899 --> 00:27:37.740 life for 00:27:37.740 --> 00:27:38.619 you and 00:27:38.619 --> 00:27:39.000 for me. 00:27:39.079 --> 00:27:39.980 Because once 00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:42.099 you and I 00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:42.859 were lost 00:27:42.859 --> 00:27:44.359 and we had 00:27:44.359 --> 00:27:44.899 no hope. 00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:46.759 of saving 00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:47.399 ourselves. 00:27:48.299 --> 00:27:49.039 But Jesus 00:27:49.039 --> 00:27:49.519 in his 00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:50.039 kindness 00:27:50.039 --> 00:27:51.420 laid down 00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:52.079 his life 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:52.579 willingly 00:27:52.579 --> 00:27:54.019 and said, 00:27:54.339 --> 00:27:54.720 I will be 00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.500 the sacrifice. 00:27:56.259 --> 00:27:56.980 I will pay 00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:57.539 the penalty 00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:59.519 so that you 00:27:59.519 --> 00:28:00.279 can be saved. 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:01.200 You can be 00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:01.579 forgiven. 00:28:03.059 --> 00:28:03.660 And as many 00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:04.200 of us 00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:05.200 in this room 00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:06.119 have said, 00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.519 Jesus, 00:28:06.940 --> 00:28:07.879 I believe. 00:28:08.079 --> 00:28:08.899 I believe that 00:28:08.899 --> 00:28:09.359 you are the 00:28:09.359 --> 00:28:09.940 Son of God. 00:28:09.940 --> 00:28:11.160 I have faith 00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:12.240 that you 00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.799 not only 00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:13.420 love me, 00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:14.259 that you 00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:14.600 are not 00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:15.259 only willing, 00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:15.900 but that you 00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:16.480 are able 00:28:16.480 --> 00:28:17.779 to forgive 00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.100 me, 00:28:19.100 --> 00:28:19.740 cleanse me, 00:28:20.539 --> 00:28:20.920 make me 00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.580 your child, 00:28:22.259 --> 00:28:23.360 that we 00:28:23.360 --> 00:28:24.100 are now 00:28:24.100 --> 00:28:24.980 saved, 00:28:25.580 --> 00:28:26.000 signed, 00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:26.740 sealed, 00:28:27.059 --> 00:28:27.799 and someday 00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:28.259 will be 00:28:28.259 --> 00:28:28.660 delivered 00:28:28.660 --> 00:28:31.120 to heaven 00:28:31.120 --> 00:28:31.640 to be 00:28:31.640 --> 00:28:32.100 forever 00:28:32.100 --> 00:28:33.080 with our 00:28:33.080 --> 00:28:33.440 Lord. 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:33.519 God, 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:36.080 we have 00:28:36.080 --> 00:28:36.480 that, 00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:38.900 but so 00:28:38.900 --> 00:28:39.600 many don't. 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:42.320 So that's 00:28:42.320 --> 00:28:44.100 why he 00:28:44.100 --> 00:28:44.480 wants us 00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:44.759 to get 00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:45.120 dusty. 00:28:48.460 --> 00:28:49.279 It's not 00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:49.680 all about 00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:51.279 us being 00:28:51.279 --> 00:28:51.820 a disciple. 00:28:53.080 --> 00:28:53.920 It's not 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:54.259 at all 00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:54.840 about us. 00:28:56.940 --> 00:28:57.600 God 00:28:57.600 --> 00:28:58.059 loves us 00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:58.559 so much. 00:28:59.420 --> 00:28:59.940 He loves 00:28:59.940 --> 00:29:00.320 us so 00:29:00.320 --> 00:29:00.680 dearly. 00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:02.480 He treasures 00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:02.860 us. 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:04.120 He looks 00:29:04.120 --> 00:29:04.640 forward to 00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:05.140 a joyous 00:29:05.140 --> 00:29:05.720 reunion in 00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.320 heaven someday 00:29:06.320 --> 00:29:06.960 when all 00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:07.420 the family, 00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:07.799 all the 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:08.299 children are 00:29:08.299 --> 00:29:08.600 gathered 00:29:08.600 --> 00:29:08.920 home. 00:29:10.920 --> 00:29:11.720 So why 00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:12.019 would he 00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:12.299 wait? 00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:14.200 Why would 00:29:14.200 --> 00:29:14.620 he delay 00:29:14.620 --> 00:29:14.880 that? 00:29:16.140 --> 00:29:16.500 Why don't 00:29:16.500 --> 00:29:16.840 we just 00:29:16.840 --> 00:29:17.539 all go 00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:17.940 and get 00:29:17.940 --> 00:29:18.460 it started 00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:19.000 now? 00:29:20.440 --> 00:29:21.320 Because not 00:29:21.320 --> 00:29:21.700 all the 00:29:21.700 --> 00:29:22.140 sheep are 00:29:22.140 --> 00:29:22.519 yet in 00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:22.920 the fold. 00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:25.720 So it's 00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:26.200 our job 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:28.100 to carry 00:29:28.100 --> 00:29:28.420 the good 00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:28.680 news. 00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:29.900 It's our 00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:30.539 job to 00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:30.799 get our 00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:31.340 feet dusty 00:29:31.340 --> 00:29:33.019 and beautiful. 00:29:33.440 --> 00:29:35.019 So 00:29:35.019 --> 00:29:36.799 every week 00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.140 we've said 00:29:37.140 --> 00:29:37.480 this, 00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:38.660 the Jesus 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:39.140 way is 00:29:39.140 --> 00:29:39.960 always a 00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:40.240 way of 00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:40.799 transformation. 00:29:42.259 --> 00:29:42.700 Becoming 00:29:42.700 --> 00:29:43.299 a disciple 00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:45.380 will change 00:29:45.380 --> 00:29:45.640 you. 00:29:46.640 --> 00:29:46.880 I can 00:29:46.880 --> 00:29:47.380 promise you 00:29:47.380 --> 00:29:47.860 that from 00:29:47.860 --> 00:29:48.200 personal 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.660 testimony. 00:29:48.779 --> 00:29:48.960 I know 00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.360 many of 00:29:49.360 --> 00:29:50.120 you would 00:29:50.120 --> 00:29:50.360 agree. 00:29:52.120 --> 00:29:52.799 Walking the 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:53.400 Jesus way 00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.960 will change 00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:54.140 you. 00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:54.720 It will 00:29:54.720 --> 00:29:55.160 transform 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:55.480 you. 00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:56.960 If it 00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:57.360 hasn't, 00:29:57.580 --> 00:29:57.980 or if it 00:29:57.980 --> 00:29:58.440 hasn't in a 00:29:58.440 --> 00:29:59.000 long time, 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:01.359 then you 00:30:01.359 --> 00:30:01.680 might need 00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:01.940 to look 00:30:01.940 --> 00:30:02.400 back and 00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:02.880 see where 00:30:02.880 --> 00:30:03.559 you strayed 00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:04.200 from the 00:30:04.200 --> 00:30:04.759 Jesus way. 00:30:06.819 --> 00:30:07.500 Because you 00:30:07.500 --> 00:30:08.000 haven't changed 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:08.400 in a while. 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:11.480 So here's 00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:11.920 our takeaway. 00:30:13.119 --> 00:30:13.839 How dusty 00:30:13.839 --> 00:30:14.359 am I 00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:16.400 from actually 00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:17.319 following Jesus? 00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:19.220 From listening 00:30:19.220 --> 00:30:19.819 to His 00:30:19.819 --> 00:30:20.200 voice? 00:30:21.140 --> 00:30:22.160 From sharing 00:30:22.160 --> 00:30:23.000 in His 00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:23.339 work? 00:30:23.339 --> 00:30:27.980 Not just 00:30:27.980 --> 00:30:28.519 talking about 00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:29.000 His work. 00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:31.019 Not just 00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:32.179 criticizing His 00:30:32.179 --> 00:30:32.519 work. 00:30:33.659 --> 00:30:34.399 But actually 00:30:34.399 --> 00:30:35.059 sharing in 00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:35.500 His work. 00:30:36.879 --> 00:30:37.679 Actually doing 00:30:37.679 --> 00:30:38.279 His work. 00:30:40.159 --> 00:30:40.980 Somebody came 00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:41.480 to the great 00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:42.359 evangelist D.L. 00:30:42.419 --> 00:30:42.859 Moody so 00:30:42.859 --> 00:30:43.359 many years 00:30:43.359 --> 00:30:43.699 ago. 00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:44.459 Some of 00:30:44.459 --> 00:30:44.740 you maybe 00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:45.139 heard this 00:30:45.139 --> 00:30:45.419 story. 00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:47.279 They said, 00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:47.500 you know, 00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:48.000 I don't like 00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:48.459 how you do 00:30:48.459 --> 00:30:49.059 evangelism. 00:30:49.139 --> 00:30:49.519 I don't like 00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:50.059 how you tell 00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:50.480 other people 00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:51.039 about Jesus. 00:30:51.240 --> 00:30:51.720 And he said, 00:30:51.779 --> 00:30:51.939 you know, 00:30:51.959 --> 00:30:52.359 I don't like 00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:52.659 it either. 00:30:53.339 --> 00:30:55.240 But I like 00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:55.779 my way of 00:30:55.779 --> 00:30:56.240 doing it a 00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.500 whole lot 00:30:56.500 --> 00:30:56.899 better than 00:30:56.899 --> 00:30:57.220 I like 00:30:57.220 --> 00:30:57.599 your way 00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:57.919 of not 00:30:57.919 --> 00:30:58.319 doing it. 00:31:02.039 --> 00:31:02.579 And I 00:31:02.579 --> 00:31:03.799 think God's 00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:04.279 probably good 00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:04.679 with that. 00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:05.199 You know, 00:31:05.519 --> 00:31:06.619 we don't have 00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.159 to be perfect 00:31:07.159 --> 00:31:07.559 at it. 00:31:08.919 --> 00:31:09.500 We just 00:31:09.500 --> 00:31:10.019 got to stick 00:31:10.019 --> 00:31:10.419 our ugly 00:31:10.419 --> 00:31:10.839 mugs out 00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:11.119 there and 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:11.439 do it, 00:31:11.500 --> 00:31:11.679 right? 00:31:14.419 --> 00:31:14.959 Would you 00:31:14.959 --> 00:31:15.740 share in 00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.099 the work? 00:31:17.339 --> 00:31:17.819 Would you 00:31:17.819 --> 00:31:18.179 do it? 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:19.759 Would you 00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.059 get on 00:31:20.059 --> 00:31:20.339 board? 00:31:21.579 --> 00:31:21.899 Can we 00:31:21.899 --> 00:31:22.480 be disciples 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:22.899 together? 00:31:23.339 --> 00:31:24.119 Can we 00:31:24.119 --> 00:31:24.359 walk 00:31:24.359 --> 00:31:24.779 closely? 00:31:24.919 --> 00:31:25.159 Can we 00:31:25.159 --> 00:31:25.679 get dusty 00:31:25.679 --> 00:31:26.220 together? 00:31:26.779 --> 00:31:27.099 Can we 00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.399 all get 00:31:27.399 --> 00:31:28.559 covered in 00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:29.000 the dust 00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:29.459 of Jesus' 00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:29.939 feet 00:31:29.939 --> 00:31:30.839 together? 00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:33.159 We'll see 00:31:33.159 --> 00:31:33.639 more of that 00:31:33.639 --> 00:31:33.980 happening. 00:31:35.459 --> 00:31:36.319 We'll see 00:31:36.319 --> 00:31:36.959 more of these 00:31:36.959 --> 00:31:37.859 pews filled. 00:31:38.500 --> 00:31:39.359 We'll see 00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:40.059 more decisions 00:31:40.059 --> 00:31:41.459 for Jesus 00:31:41.459 --> 00:31:41.919 happening. 00:31:43.059 --> 00:31:43.759 God promises 00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:44.019 it. 00:31:45.299 --> 00:31:46.079 Let's pray 00:31:46.079 --> 00:31:46.359 together. 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:48.639 God, 00:31:48.699 --> 00:31:49.179 we just want 00:31:49.179 --> 00:31:49.579 to be your 00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:49.980 disciples. 00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:50.099 disciples. 00:31:50.940 --> 00:31:51.440 We don't 00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:51.880 have it all 00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:52.360 figured out. 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:53.200 We're going 00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:53.420 to make 00:31:53.420 --> 00:31:53.799 mistakes. 00:31:53.900 --> 00:31:54.059 We're going 00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.319 to mess 00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:54.620 up. 00:31:56.579 --> 00:31:57.099 We're not 00:31:57.099 --> 00:31:57.360 going to do 00:31:57.360 --> 00:31:57.680 everything 00:31:57.680 --> 00:31:58.059 right. 00:31:59.339 --> 00:31:59.880 But we 00:31:59.880 --> 00:32:00.299 want to get 00:32:00.299 --> 00:32:00.799 covered in 00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:01.339 your dust. 00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:01.860 We want to 00:32:01.860 --> 00:32:02.339 keep learning 00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:02.819 from you. 00:32:03.039 --> 00:32:03.539 This is a 00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:05.099 lifelong walk. 00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:05.799 This is a 00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:06.680 lifelong journey. 00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:07.120 We want to 00:32:07.120 --> 00:32:07.680 keep growing. 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:08.420 We want to 00:32:08.420 --> 00:32:09.039 keep changing. 00:32:09.180 --> 00:32:09.500 We want to 00:32:09.500 --> 00:32:10.279 keep transforming. 00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:11.059 We don't 00:32:11.059 --> 00:32:11.620 want to stay 00:32:11.620 --> 00:32:12.900 the same year 00:32:12.900 --> 00:32:13.620 after year 00:32:13.620 --> 00:32:14.360 after year. 00:32:14.359 --> 00:32:16.179 If we do, 00:32:17.579 --> 00:32:18.000 then God, 00:32:18.079 --> 00:32:18.559 just take us 00:32:18.559 --> 00:32:19.099 on home to 00:32:19.099 --> 00:32:19.319 heaven. 00:32:20.439 --> 00:32:21.159 We've ceased 00:32:21.159 --> 00:32:21.819 to be useful 00:32:21.819 --> 00:32:22.500 to you here. 00:32:24.500 --> 00:32:25.619 But instead 00:32:25.619 --> 00:32:26.459 of doing that, 00:32:27.159 --> 00:32:27.819 change us. 00:32:28.899 --> 00:32:29.399 Soften our 00:32:29.399 --> 00:32:30.039 hearts again. 00:32:32.259 --> 00:32:32.879 Some of the 00:32:32.879 --> 00:32:33.659 most encouraging 00:32:33.659 --> 00:32:36.000 things I've 00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:36.399 ever seen 00:32:36.399 --> 00:32:37.019 in my life 00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:37.639 is when 00:32:37.639 --> 00:32:39.519 older saints 00:32:39.519 --> 00:32:43.859 serve, 00:32:44.359 --> 00:32:48.179 beyond what 00:32:48.179 --> 00:32:48.500 you would 00:32:48.500 --> 00:32:49.679 think their 00:32:49.679 --> 00:32:50.379 stage of 00:32:50.379 --> 00:32:50.959 life would 00:32:50.959 --> 00:32:51.439 call for. 00:32:52.439 --> 00:32:53.000 And we 00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:53.500 see that 00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:53.959 happen in 00:32:53.959 --> 00:32:54.479 our church. 00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:57.699 That's so 00:32:57.699 --> 00:32:58.319 encouraging to 00:32:58.319 --> 00:32:58.459 me. 00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:01.719 Sometimes I 00:33:01.719 --> 00:33:01.879 don't know 00:33:01.879 --> 00:33:02.099 where they 00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:02.339 get the 00:33:02.339 --> 00:33:02.599 energy. 00:33:05.199 --> 00:33:05.779 Well, I 00:33:05.779 --> 00:33:06.099 do know 00:33:06.099 --> 00:33:06.839 it comes 00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:07.219 from you. 00:33:10.079 --> 00:33:10.639 It's an 00:33:10.639 --> 00:33:11.279 inspiration to 00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:11.459 me. 00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:13.500 Soldier up 00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:13.779 and just 00:33:13.779 --> 00:33:14.240 keep going. 00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:19.119 They don't 00:33:19.119 --> 00:33:19.439 want to be 00:33:19.439 --> 00:33:19.959 useless to 00:33:19.959 --> 00:33:20.379 you anymore. 00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:22.779 Their 00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:23.299 time's not 00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:23.539 over. 00:33:26.219 --> 00:33:26.859 God, I 00:33:26.859 --> 00:33:27.419 ask that 00:33:27.419 --> 00:33:28.459 every single 00:33:28.459 --> 00:33:29.619 man, woman, 00:33:29.679 --> 00:33:30.240 and child in 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:30.839 this church 00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:32.759 would get 00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:33.279 covered in 00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:33.859 your dust 00:33:33.859 --> 00:33:34.719 from walking 00:33:34.719 --> 00:33:35.459 so closely 00:33:35.459 --> 00:33:35.799 to you. 00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:39.180 when we 00:33:39.180 --> 00:33:41.799 stray, get 00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:42.299 us back. 00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:46.559 Help us to 00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:47.019 hang on your 00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:47.940 words, listen 00:33:47.940 --> 00:33:48.839 closely to you. 00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:51.000 Challenge each 00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:51.259 other. 00:33:53.339 --> 00:33:54.000 Hey, are you 00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:54.359 still getting 00:33:54.359 --> 00:33:54.700 dusty? 00:34:01.700 --> 00:34:02.299 Convict us, 00:34:02.379 --> 00:34:02.539 God. 00:34:02.539 --> 00:34:04.019 show us 00:34:04.019 --> 00:34:04.379 where we've 00:34:04.379 --> 00:34:04.740 strayed. 00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:06.379 Move 00:34:06.379 --> 00:34:07.019 powerfully in 00:34:07.019 --> 00:34:07.420 our church. 00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:07.960 Make us a 00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:08.340 church of 00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:09.400 disciples of 00:34:09.400 --> 00:34:10.099 Jesus' followers 00:34:10.099 --> 00:34:10.559 and we'll give 00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:10.940 you the glory 00:34:10.940 --> 00:34:11.300 for it. 00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:12.019 In Jesus' 00:34:12.199 --> 00:34:12.759 name, amen. 00:34:12.759 --> 00:34:12.880 Amen.